Phu Chi Fa ( th, ภูชี้ฟ้า, ), also ''Phu Chee Fah'', is a mountain area and
national forest park in
Thailand
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It is located at the northeastern end of the
Phi Pan Nam Range
The Phi Pan Nam Range, also Pee Pan Nam, ( th, ทิวเขาผีปันน้ำ) is a long system of mountain ranges in the eastern half of the Thai highlands. It is mostly in Thailand, although a small section in the northeast is w ...
, 12 km to the southwest of
Doi Pha Tang at the eastern edge of
Tap Tao in
Thoeng District
Thoeng ( th, เทิง; ) is a district ('' amphoe'') in the eastern part of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Pa Daet, Mueang Chiang Rai, Wiang Chai, Phaya Mengrai ...
,
Chiang Rai Province.
The cliff is part of an elevated area, the
Doi Pha Mon sub-range, that rises near the border with
Laos
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sloping towards the
Mekong River
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. The highest point of the ridge is 1628 m high
Doi Pha Mon.
With views over the surrounding mountains, it is one of the famous tourist attractions of the
Thai highlands
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near
Chiang Rai
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.
Tourists visit the mountain especially at dawn in order to catch a glimpse of the "sea of mist", the view of the fog-surrounded hills, with heights ranging between 1,200 and 1,600 m to the east of the mountain.
The weather on Phu Chi Fa is cool, averaging around 20° C. It has three seasons: hot, rainy, and cool, influenced by the tropical monsoon.
Fauna
Phu Chi Fa is home to a number of mammals, include barking deer, wild boar, palm civets. Birds include canaries, pheasants, and magpies.
See also
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Thai highlands
The Thai highlands or Hills of northern Thailand is a mountainous natural region in the north of Thailand. Its mountain ranges are part of the system of hills extending through Laos, Burma, and China and linking to the Himalayas, of which they may ...
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List of mountains in Thailand
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References
External links
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Phu Chi Fa, Thailand Tourism AuthorityPhu Chi Fa, Thailand Department of National Parks
Mountains of Thailand
Geography of Chiang Rai province
Forest parks of Thailand
Tourist attractions in Chiang Rai province
Phi Pan Nam Range
Laos–Thailand border
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